Nothing pairs with March college basketball like a bracket with real stakes — or should we say steaks?

For the second year in a row, the Miami Herald is hosting Munch Madness, where readers vote online for their favorite Miami-area restaurants in a bracket-style challenge similar to the NCAA college basketball tournament.

Last year, more than 150,000 of you voted. Munch Madness became a combination of a critic’s choice, since I, as the Miami Herald’s food editor, chose the “teams,” and a people’s choice, since you, the readers, vote on the winners. The restaurants will face off over six rounds during March until the winners are announced on Facebook Live April 3.

The restaurants are a mix of local favorites, hidden gems, fine-dining spots, and places that I think you should put on your radar. Maybe you’ve never heard of some of these restaurants — that’s a good thing. I want to encourage you to stray from your usual standbys and try that little restaurant you always see on the drive home.